Disciple
I heard this one today and thought you would like it.
Guest (2):
But there are so many disciples of one guru. Are they come all in bona fide disciplic succession?
Prabhupada: Hmmm? Well, everyone is in a bona fide disciplic succession provided he keeps that tradition, keeps that tradition. One must behave that “I belong to this disciplic succession. I must keep myself fit for the post.” Then it is all right. If he deviates, then he deviates the disciplic succession. Hare Krsna. Caitanya Mahaprabhu says frankly that… This is disciplic succession: “Just carry out My order.” Then you are in disciplic succession. If you do not keep yourself in the order of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, then simply by becoming disciple, you are not in the disciplic succession. This is disciplic succession. Caitanya Mahäprabhu said this clearly, “Wherever you live, you become a spiritual master.” How? Yare dekha tare kaha krsna-upadesa: [Cc. Madhya 7.128] “Whomever you meet, you only speak what Krsna has instructed.” Then you are disciplic succession. It doesn’t matter what you are and where you are. It doesn’t matter. This is disciplic succession. And if you think, “Now I am initiated. I am now liberated. I have no other business,” then you are not in the disciplic succession. You must preach. That is disciplic succession.
Guest (1):
This is the definition of a disciple.
Prabhupada: Yes. Amara ajiaya guru haia tara ei desa [Cc. Madhya 7.128], yare dekha… You have to preach… Anywhere, any friend, any businessman, “Are you Krsna conscious? Chant Hare Krsna.” That’s all. What is the loss in that? “My dear friend, I request you to chant Hare Krsna mantra.” Where is the difficulty?
